One of the regrettable aspects of running a preserved railway is the constant threat of ever-encroaching modernity. Seen here, an adjacent plot of land shows signs that the footings are already du... (more)

The Keighley and Worth Valley's wonderful 'Vintage Train' season makes images like this a reality. In a train of just one locomotive and four carriages, there is a combined age of close to 500 yea... (more)

Two operating characteristics epitomise the West Country class of Pacifics designed by Oliver Bulleid of the Southern Railway. The fierce exhaust, often referred to as 'volcanic' and a reputation ... (more)

I mentioned before that there are some images that I see in my mind's eye before the opportunity to take them arises. Only a few years ago, this view would have fallen into the 'almost impossible'... (more)

There are some images that I see in my mind's eye long before the opportunity to realise then comes along. Often they're either illegal, dangerous or impossible, sometimes all three! Last week the... (more)

It is quite a rare event to see any locomotive heading a freight train into the beautifully restored station at Keighley because Locomotives are normally facing the other way. It's even rarer not ... (more)

In a scene that has been played out millions of times over the last two centuries, the 'bag' is pulled clear after filling the 'Pug's' saddletank. More than one unwanted shower has befallen crew (... (more)

This Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 'Pug' built by the company's Horwich works in 1901, sits neatly on the turntable at Keighley. These useful tanks were used wherever limited clearances or tigh... (more)

The setting sun lights the face of ex-LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0 tank No.47279 as she leaves Keighley. She is piloting BR 'Standard' 2-6-4 tank No.80002 but that locomotive is content to lurk in the shadow... (more)

Leaving Keighley on a sharp, flange-squealing curve, trains are immediately faced with a 1 in 58 gradient. On one of the KWVR's wonderful 'gala' days, 'Jinty' 0-6-0 tank of 1924 shows her Midland ... (more)

Newly restored and looking superb, 2-6-2 tank No.41241 was BR-built in 1949. These tidy-looking tanks were a 1946 LMS design by Ivatt. She is at the top of the sharp incline out of Keighley statio... (more)

Built in Glasgow in 1899 for the Taff Vale Railway, the Welsh valleys echoed to this sturdy 0-6-2 tank. Now retired to Yorkshire and lovingly restored, she still stirs echoes in the valley of the ... (more)

Once totalling almost 700, the useful LMS '3F' 0-6-0's could be found in virtually every corner of Britain. Just ten survive including the oldest, KWVR's 47279 from 1924. Looking totally at ease w... (more)

Odd combinations of motive power were an often controversial feature of the many 'railtours' run for enthusiasts in the final years of steam. Preserved railway 'Galas' continue this tradition - an... (more)